A reminder for today
But it
was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches
out everything and shows us God's deep secrets. No one can know a person's
thoughts except that person's own spirit, and no one can know God's thoughts
except God's own Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:10-11)
It is so vital that we build a good relationship with the
Holy Spirit. You see God works through the Holy Spirt in our daily lives. God
is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And all the divine attributes ascribed to the
Father and the Son are equally ascribed to the Holy Spirit. When a person
becomes born again by believing and receiving Jesus Christ, God resides in that
person through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has intellect, emotion, and
will. A primary role of the Holy Spirit is that He bears "witness" of
Jesus Christ. He tells people's hearts about the truth of Jesus Christ. The
Holy Spirit also acts as a Christian's teacher.
The Holy Spirit was given to live inside those who believe
in Jesus, in order to produce God's character in the life of a believer. In a
way that we cannot do on our own, the Holy Spirit will build into our lives
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control. Rather than trying to be loving, patient, kind, God asks us to
rely on Him to produce these qualities in our lives. Thus Christians are told
to walk in the Spirit and be filled with the Spirit. And the Holy Spirit
empowers Christians to perform ministerial duties that promote spiritual growth
among Christians.
The Holy Spirit also performs a function for non-Christians
as well. He convicts people's hearts of God's truth concerning how sinful we
are -- needing God's forgiveness; how righteous Jesus is -- He died in our
place, for our sins; and God's eventual judgment of the world and those who do
not know Him. The Holy Spirit tugs on our hearts and minds, asking us to repent
and turn to God for forgiveness and a new life.
Lord fill us anew with your Holy Spirit and let Him guide
and teach us to be more than average. Let us be extraordinary in your name and
bring glory to you in all we do. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
